Fiction highlights . . . . . and then some nonfiction
Explore top fiction highlights and must-read nonfiction books in our curated list. Discover captivating stories, insightful reads, and literary gems for every book lover.
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Journey to the End of the Night
by Louis-Ferdinand Céline
A nihilistic petit-bougeois named Bardamu opens his medical practice in the slums of suburban Paris.
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Narcissus and Goldmund
by Hermann Hesse
This is the story of a passionate yet uneasy friendship between two men of opposite character who set each other on different paths in life.
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The Catcher in the Rye
by J.D. Salinger
The "brilliant, funny, meaningful novel" (The New Yorker) that established J. D. Salinger as a leading voice in American literature--and that has instilled in millions …
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No Exit and Three Other Plays
by Jean-Paul Sartre
NOBEL PRIZE WINNER • Four seminal plays by one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century. An existential portrayal of Hell in Sartre's best-known …
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The Time of Your Life
by William Saroyan
The assorted customers of a small saloon in the big city (San Francisco) are a passing parade, relating their problems and accomplishments, their joy and …
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The Master and Margarita
by Mikhail Bulgakov
Originally published: Dana Point, Calif.: Ardis, 1995.
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Siddhartha
by Hermann Hesse
The classic novel of a quest for knowledge that has delighted, inspired, and influenced generations of readers, writers, and thinkers—a perennial favorite for graduation gifts. …
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Nausea
by Jean-Paul Sartre
Presents Jean-Paul Sartre's existentialist novel, first published in 1938, in which Antoine Roquentin, a French writer, chronicles his reactions to the world and people around …
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Freedom from the Known
by Jiddu Krishnamurti
Krishnamurti shows how people can free themselves radically and immediately from the tyranny of the expected, no matter what their age--opening the door to transforming …
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The Prince
by Niccolò Machiavelli
'The Prince' is a work on what it takes to be a prince, a king, a president. When, in 1512, Machiavelli was removed from his …
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The Prophet
by Kahlil Gibran
One of the most beloved classics of our time—a collection of poetic essays that are philosophical, spiritual, and, above all, inspirational. Published in 1923, Gibran's …
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New and Selected Poems 1974-1994
by Stephen Dunn
Justly celebrated as one of our strongest poets, Stephen Dunn selects from his eight collections and presents sixteen new poems marked by the haunting "Snowmass …
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The Captain's Verses
by Pablo Neruda
Poems presented in Spanish and English record the Chilean author's love for his wife.
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The Soccer War
by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Part diary and part reportage, The Soccer War is a remarkable chronicle of war in the late twentieth century. Between 1958 and 1980, working primarily …
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The Shadow of the Sun
by Ryszard Kapuscinski
In 1957, Ryszard Kapuscinski arrived in Africa to witness the beginning of the end of colonial rule as the first African correspondent of Poland's state …
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The Zanzibar Chest
by Aidan Hartley
A journalist covering Africa in the 1990s recalls his childhood there, his family's history in the early development of the country, and his search for …
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My War Gone By, I Miss it So
by Anthony Loyd
Nothing can prepare you for Anthony Loyd's portrait of war. It is the story of the unspeakable terror and the visceral, ecstatic thrill of combat, …
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Down and Out in Paris and London
by George Orwell
The adventures of a broke British writer as he works as a dishwasher in Paris and stays in homeless shelters in London.
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War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning
by Chris Hedges
Looks at the appeal of war, arguing that the ideas of combat are noble and glorious, providing a purpose for living for some people.
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The Art of Loving
by Erich Fromm
Presents his view of the nature of love involving the whole personality and an orientation toward life.
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Psychoanalysis and Religion
by Erich Fromm
Social psychologist Erich Fromm probes deep into the roots of religion to find its humanistic essence. In 1950, Erich Fromm attempted to free religion from …
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Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television
by Jerry Mander
A total departure from previous writing about television, this book is the first ever to advocate that the medium is not reformable. Its problems are …
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The Tunnel
by Ernesto R. Sábato
"When it was first published in Spanish, THE TUNNEL won the applause of Thomas Mann and Albert Camus and was described as an existentialist classic," …
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War Music
by Christopher Logue
In his brilliant rendering of eight books of Homer's Iliad, Logue here retells some of the most evocative episodes of the war classic, including the …
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Walden and Other Writings
by Henry David Thoreau
Introduction by Ralph Waldo Emerson Commentary by Van Wyck Brooks and E. B. White Naturalist, philosopher, champion of self-reliance and moral independence, Henry David Thoreau …